diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 664e10814682e9ae1ec8f4362745f3382a26ee01..9134cb379c5b4ba3d04a4469b03fccb9b665a194 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/python'
-    ref: '1.2.2'
+    ref: '1.2.3'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
index dd5a5c6f2540c883a2e21a941c1753e35c0c77ea..977317fd358aa056fdb125884379ed69802f39df 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-python.yml
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ variables:
     fi
   }
 
-  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update python "1.2.2"; fi
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update python "1.2.3"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ variables:
   image: $PYTHON_IMAGE
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "python", "1.2.2"]
+      command: ["--service", "python", "1.2.3"]
   # Cache downloaded dependencies and plugins between builds.
   # To keep cache across branches add 'key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"'
   cache: